Sudden infant death while awake

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Haas, Elisabeth ^a   Masoumi, Homeyra ^a   Stanley, Christina ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Awake state; Dysautonomia; Forensic; Intrathoracic petechiae; SIDS; Sleep; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEATING;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; CONSCIOUSNESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; POSTURE; PURPURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SWEATING;

EID: 56749105763     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-9003-y     Document Type: Article

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